http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/tags/windows+azure/default.aspxTags: windows azureen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/tara/archive/2008/10/30/windows-azure.aspxThu, 30 Oct 2008 02:21:55 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3144313tara0http://blogs.technet.com/tara/comments/3144313.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/tara/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3144313<p><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WindowsAzure_14886/windows%20azure.jpg"><a href="http://microsoftpdc.com/Default.aspx"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="74" alt="pdc" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WindowsAzure_14886/pdc_1.jpg" width="243" border="0" /></a></a>&#160;</p> <p>It's <a href="http://microsoftpdc.com/" target="_blank">PDC</a> (Professional Developers Conference) time, and that means lots of very exciting Microsoft product announcements! (It's like Christmas for geeks) :)</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>One of the very anticipated announcements was around Microsoft's strategy for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing" target="_blank">Cloud Computing</a>. Enter <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/azure/default.mspx" target="_blank">Windows Azure</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/azure/default.mspx" target="_blank"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="65" alt="windows azure" src="http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/tara/WindowsLiveWriter/WindowsAzure_14886/windows%20azure_1.jpg" width="243" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Windows Azure is a new cloud based operating system from Microsoft, due for release around the same time as <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/KYN02/" target="_blank">Windows 7</a>. It essentially will provide the same operating system services for the cloud, that traditional Windows operating systems provide for desktops. </p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>This is super exciting, as it's a huge change of direction for Microsoft's corporate strategy, and it shows how committed Microsoft is to constantly changing and growing as the technical world advances. It's a very exciting time for Microsoft employees and partners alike.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/KYN01/" target="_blank">Ray Ozzie's keynote speech</a> is a great way to learn about Azure, as well as Microsoft's strategy for the future. There are also other (slightly shorter) Azure videos worth looking at:</p> <p><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Manuvir-Das-Introducing-Windows-Azure/" target="_blank">Introducing Windows Azure</a></p> <p><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Steve-Marx-Windows-Azure-for-Developers/" target="_blank">Windows Azure for Developers</a></p><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3144313" width="1" height="1">cloudwindows azurepdc